Russian Committee, Syrian Parliament Plan Joint Session - Chair

The Russian State Duma plans to hold a joint session with the Syrian legislature, International Affairs Committee chairman Leonid Slutsky told Sputnik on Wednesday.

MOSCOW (Sputnik) — The Russian lower house of parliament's international affairs committee plans to hold a joint session with the Syrian legislature, which could involve European colleagues, its chairman Leonid Slutsky told Sputnik on Wednesday.

"We are planning a joint international affairs committee session with the Syrian parliament," Slutsky said.

The senior lawmaker noted that the joint meting "could perhaps coincide with a visit among some lawmaker partners, possibly from the European Parliament."